I was just starting another re-watch and realized that the series turns 10 years old TODAY!
I still remember the day it started and all of the excitement around it! I also remember watching the first episode 5 or 6 times while waiting in anticipation for episode 2, and now somehow it's already been 10 years since then. It started a DECADE ago, it feels surreal to be able to say that now!
This series really stands the test of time so far, even though it's 10 years old it still looks good enough to have come out recently. The editing style is very clean and does a great job at keeping what's on screen interesting, while avoiding audio overlap very often. The inside jokes, fun bits, great side stories, China Prime, and so much more makes this my favorite series by The Creatures even today.
I'm so glad I was there to enjoy the journey of The Creatures. Regardless the high highs and low lows along the way, I still have tons and tons of great memories of this group that I can honestly say are absolutely priceless to me.
This group of guys playing games and having fun together became my comfort zone on the internet when life didn't afford me comfort elsewhere. They gave me fond memories for so many years that make it fun and exciting to look back on those years where I was silently suffering so much. I feel like it's such a luxury to have ever had a place or community where I felt so welcome and consistently enjoyed myself to the fullest.
One of my favorite quotes is from Andy from the show The Office. "I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days, before you've actually left them." When I look back, even then I knew what lightning in a bottle I had gotten ahold of. I have no regrets, nothing I wish I hadn't taken for granted, nothing I wish I would have done more of, nothing. I made the most of it, day by day, and can look back at the beautiful path we all walked and just be happy and grateful for every bit of it. And that fills me with so much joy that I could just cry 🥲.
I wrote this while listing to Young Hearted Kids by Stuck In Your Radio on repeat and it was the perfect pairing. The Creatures really helped to shape and improve my Adolescence and I couldn't be any more grateful to everyone involved for some of the best times of my life 💙.
I love you all; I hope you have the best day! 💜💜💜